by Kyle Tevlin | Oct 6, 2019 | Cremation, Urns
I love new offerings for what to do with our deceased bodies, and this latest one is solid. Literally. It’s stones instead of ashes after cremation. Or rather, stones from ashes. Parting Stone has developed a process of turning cremains (aka ashes) into smooth and...
by Kyle Tevlin | Sep 5, 2019 | Cemeteries
There’s more to funeral innovation than better experiences, even though that is what I am usually harping on. In fact, the seed that led to I Want a Fun Funeral was an exasperating incredulity that funeral homes themselves are still so stodgy looking,...
by Kyle Tevlin | Aug 4, 2019 | Acceptance of death, Planning your own funerals, Preplanning your funeral
Article in this week’s Time magazine about collecting all your end of life paperwork. This is the practical end of I Want a Fun Funeral. You can’t pull off the goodbye you want without leaving instructions for it. The list of what would ideally be in this...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jul 6, 2019 | FTC Funeral Rule, funeral costs
Low sexiness factor, high practicality factor… Shopping for funeral services. As I’ve said in many posts, the prices of funeral services vary incredibly — by thousands of dollars for the same services. This is no joke or exaggeration. We need to shop around when...
by Kyle Tevlin | Jun 4, 2019 | Event, Funeral Revolution, Personalized funeral
Look alive, local people. If you’ve ever been disappointed by a funeral / left feeling empty / completely forgotten every detail / reluctantly went through the motions / fill-in-your-worst funeral moment / …then you need to come hear this. We’re talking...
by Kyle Tevlin | May 12, 2019 | human composting, Uncategorized
For those of us following the new-fangled world of funeral offerings these days, the latest wonderment — human composting — is set to be legalized in Washington State, pending the governor’s signature. Simply put, it’s the “natural organic reduction” of a...
by Kyle Tevlin | Feb 7, 2019 | Life celebration, Personalized caskets
Let’s face it, the hand-decorated casket is the funeral personalization I love the most. It captures every aspect of better, more meaningful goodbyes:• It brings people together in a bonding and healing way• It’s an activity — the doing of something...
